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  • April 2008

    • Candidates Climb Into the Ring

      newser  |  World Wrestling Entertainment  |  Apr 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Candidates Climb Into the Ring

      The three presidential candidates have each recorded a stilted video for tonight's episode of Raw, the WWE show that attracts 5 million viewers a week. In the segments, intended to promote voter participation, the candidates do some grandstanding with goofball quotes, including Clinton referring to herself as "Hillrod," the AP reports. More »

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Wrestling Stars Smacked Down for Steroid Use

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Aug 31, 07 3:20 AM CDT

      Wrestling Stars Smacked Down for Steroid Use

      Some top stars of World Wrestling Entertainment are being taken to the mat after a New York district attorney uncovered steroid use by over a dozen wrestlers. The list of athletes, obtained by the New York Daily News , includes big names like Randy Orton, Robert “Booker T” Huffman and Adam “Edge” Copeland. The league is suspending ten of those implicated. More »

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      steroids  • athlete  • WWE  • Chris Benoit  • Signature Pharmacy

    • WWE Wrestles With Drugs, Lifestyle

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 16, 07 11:47 AM CDT

      WWE Wrestles With Drugs, Lifestyle

      Chris Benoit's murder-suicide last June spotlighted the disproportionate number of early deaths among professional wrestlers; one activist has counted more than 60 dead before reaching 50 over the past 10 years. And a taxing, drug-addled lifestyle plays a big role. More »

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      steroids  • death  • drug use  • painkiller  • WWE  • wrestling  • Chris Benoit  • World Wrestling Entertainment  • wrestler

  • July 2007

    • Killer Wrestler on Steroids, Family Sedated

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 07 5:47 AM CDT

      Killer Wrestler on Steroids, Family Sedated

      Wrestling star Chris Benoit's testosterone level was 10 times the normal level when he killed his wife, his young son and himself last month, a Georgia medical examiner has determined. Benoit's wife and son were also apparently sedated with prescription medication. Benoit had taken a cocktail of anabolic steroids, the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the sedative hydrocodone. More »

      Tags

      anabolic steroids  • WWE  • Chris Benoit  • Xanax  • roid rage

    • Benoit Bought 'Excessive' Steroids

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jul 3, 07 11:52 AM CDT

      Benoit Bought 'Excessive' Steroids

      Over the last year Chris Benoit's doctor was prescribing the wrestler a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids every three or four weeks, the DEA said in court papers made public today. The steroids, which can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts, may have been a factor in the murder of Benoit's wife and child, as well as his suicide.  More »

      Tags

      murder  • steroids  • suicide  • doctor  • WWE  • wrestling  • Chris Benoit

  • June 2007

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